A pragmatist by nature and design <br />I was a square peg forced into a round hole <br />by years of hammering.... <br />I was a seed who sprouted from the earth <br />and then stunted by the locust and the drought <br />I was born again and saved a thousand times in Jesus <br />till I got hooked on the taste of wine.... <br />A naïve realist at heart <br />I have always believed God to be real <br />And then I met the Devil who confirmed it for me.... <br />We met in a sleazy bar one night...somewhere in Philadelphia... <br />Charles Bukowski was in the booth behind us <br />And he had just signed on the dotted line <br />When suddenly he disappeared... <br />I later found out where he had gone...poems and all <br />Nothing I or anyone could do to help the poor bastard <br />Life is full of other peoples problems.... <br />Far too many for God, you, or me to try and solve <br />It is for this reason I believe I was created in God's image.... <br />For while I have an eye for detail <br />I was also blessed with his deaf ear..... <br /> <br />2007 © T Sheridan<br /><br />Ted Sheridan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/god-called-and-wanted-to-reschedule/
